Iranians in Spain
Total population | |
---|---|
8,202 / 5,135(2018)[a] | |
Languages | |
Spanish,Persian (Azerbaijani,Armenian,Kurdish,and otherlanguages of Iran). | |
Religion | |
Shia Islam,Zoroastrianism | |
Iraniansin Spainhave a history going back for over a millennium and form a minor population in modern day.[3][4]They are a part of theIranian diaspora.
Migration history
[edit]Raziwrote in the 10th century that some Iranians had already settled inAl-Andalus,andIbn Battutalater claimed the Iranians of Al-Andalus preferred to live inGranadabecause of its similarity to their homeland.[4]However, the impetus for modern Iranian immigration to Spain came largely from the 1979Iranian Revolution,as a result of which some Iranians went to Spain as political refugees.[5][6]
Demography
[edit]A 1992 survey found that 31.7% worked in administrative jobs, 18.2% were professionals or technicians, 25.7% worked in trade, and another 11% worked in agriculture. The vast majority were 25-54 years of age, and only one-fifth were women.[7]This is actually a relatively large proportion of women compared to otherMuslim migrant communities in Spain,which may be attributed to the fact that most Iranians in Spain are political, rather than economic migrants.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Don Juan of Persia,17th century notable
- Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian
- Cihangir Ghaffari,actor and producer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Población (españoles/extranjeros) por País de Nacimiento, sexo y año".Instituto Nacional de Estadística.2018.Retrieved26 January2019.
- ^"Población extranjera por Nacionalidad, comunidades, Sexo y Año".Instituto Nacional de Estadística.2018.Retrieved26 January2019.
- ^López García & Planet Contreras 2002,p. 162
- ^abKenesson 1992,pp. 107–108
- ^Jamshid 1982
- ^abLópez García & Planet Contreras 2002,p. 164
- ^López García & Planet Contreras 2002,p. 165
Sources
[edit]- Shojaeddin Shafa,De Persia a la España musulmana: la historia recuperada,Université de Huelva (Espagne), 2000, traduction en espagnol du manuscrit en français, inédit, par Maria Angeles Gallego Garcia.
- Kenesson, Summer S. (1992), "Nasrid Luster Pottery: The Alhambra Vases",Muqarnas,9,BRILL: 93–115,doi:10.2307/1523138,JSTOR1523138
- López García, Bernabé; Planet Contreras, Ana I. (2002), "Islam in Spain", in Hunter, Shireen (ed.),Islam, Europe's Second Religion: The New Social, Cultural, and Political Landscape,Greenwood, pp. 157–174,ISBN978-0-275-97608-8
- Jamshid, M. (1982-07-12),"Iraníes en España",El País,Spain,retrieved2008-11-04
- "Población extranjera por sexo, país de nacionalidad y edad (hasta 85 y más).",Avance del Padrón a 1 de enero de 2009. Datos provisionales,Spain:Instituto Nacional de Estadística,2009, archived fromthe originalon 2009-12-14,retrieved2009-06-13